Welcome

We warmly welcome you to Immaculate Conception and St. Joseph Parish, a Catholic faith community located in Chicago’s Near North Side neighborhood. Our historic and diverse parish is an inviting “family of families,” blessed with two inspiring worship sites and committed to spreading the Gospel message of Jesus Christ through prayer and worship, spiritual stewardship, and our missionary spirit.

Parish News & Events

Author and ICSJ Parishioner Joy Loverde will speak at the Union League Club on Friday, March 1st at 12:00pm on the topic, Caring for Aging Parents and Loved Ones While Planning for Your Future Self: Are You Ready? Joy will discuss the fragile balancing act of being a family caregiver—managing care for loved ones while anticipating your own needs as you age, and trying to answer the question, "Who will take care of me and be my advocate when I’m old?" Make your reservation for this important and timely event today.

Please note that Fr. Larry McBrady will be on vacation in Florida during the whole month of February. While he is away, we welcome Fr. Tom Byrne, who serves on the faculty of St. Mary of the Lake Seminary in Mundelein, Illinois, will be celebrating some of our weekend Masses. Welcome Fr. Byrne!

If the Beatitudes, Golden Rule and Lord’s Prayer are all that come to mind, join us for our new Saturday Morning Scripture Study series, Understanding Jesus’ Greatest Sermon and learn about this powerful part of the New Testament as a profound whole. The 12-part series begins January 19th and runs through April. Join us for one or all of these interesting and lively discussions! Click here for more info.

The ICSJ Parish Council is a group of parishioners that represent the diverse population of our parish community. With our Pastor Larry Lisowski, they serve in a leadership role to promote and support the Parish Mission Statement, the gospel message, Christian values and the Mission of the Church. Click here to read about each of these Council members.

Featured Photos

All are invited to ICSJ School’s annual fundraiser, Sparkle, on Saturday, February 23rd. Visit the event website for more information.

James Tieken and Katie Nierzwicki (one of our 2nd grade teachers at Immaculate Conception-St. Joseph School!) were married Saturday, November 3rd at St. Joseph Church. The happy couple is pictured here with a few ICSJ students!

Our Knights of Columbus Tootsie Roll Drive raised over $800 to support our parish SPRED program that provides religious education for those with disabilities. SPRED catechists Greg Racklaw (also a KOC) and Anita Holmes are joined by John Cadogan from the Old Town Knights of Columbus chapter.

ICSJ families gathered on August 12th at Seward Park to meet our refugee families. Click here to read more and for more photos.

Don’t be surprised if you see Fr. Larry riding up and down Wells Street proclaiming the Good News!

Children in our Early Childhood classes enjoyed an End-of-the-Year Prayer Service at Immaculate Conception Church earlier this month.

Congratulations to our ICSJ School 2nd-grade friends on receiving their First Holy Communion. May you feel the warmth and comfort of the Lord's love every day. God Bless!

During Fr. McBrady's December 9th Advent retreat, parishioners had a chance to pause reflect on the presence of God’s love!

God bless our new altar servers!

Our 2nd Grade ICSJ School students recently hosted a beautiful prayer service at IC Church and reminded us to practice kindness, gentleness, humility, patience, compassion and love. Great message kids!

Not Your Typical “Church Ladies” – We are grateful for the women who host the weekly cake and coffee receptions after the 11:00 AM Mass on Sunday. What a happy bunch!

Fr. Larry with ICSJ School altar servers at the opening Mass for the school year.

Happy Anniversary! May marks the anniversary of ordination for many priests in the Archdiocese. Fr. McBrady (left) celebrates 46 years of service (ordained May 12,1971) and Fr. Larry (right) celebrates 33 years (ordained May 19, 1984).